She is devoted to cultivating immortality

Chapter 14 Residence
"I didn't expect that in addition to immortals and demons, there are also ghosts and city gods in this world... All the myths and legends I read in my previous life have now become reality."

Xie Lian set up a table under the locust tree, fetched a chair, and lay down in the shade to drink tea.

But in fact, drinking tea was just superficial. Xie Lian had no idea about the taste of the tea. His mind was completely focused on what had happened in the past few days.

It is no exaggeration to say that the scenes I have seen in the past few days since I traveled through time are better than those I saw in the past twenty years.

Influenced by the ancient culture of his previous life, Xie Lian has always been in awe of gods and ghosts.

Take the City God for example.

In the mythological system of the previous life, there is no lack of rich and colorful chapters about the City God. Although the rank of the City God itself is not very high, he is a very important god in the underworld.

City God Temples still exist in many places today, and they are still very popular.

In Xie Lian's heart, the majesty of Shintoism occupies a greater proportion than that of immortals, demons, and ghosts. After all, behind the gods are the two major institutions of the underworld and heaven.

"The City God has the duty of monitoring the human world. I feel a little uneasy when I think that everything I do will be watched by the gods of the underworld... But fortunately, I am just an ordinary person and there is no possibility for me to deal with the gods for the time being. There is no need to worry too much. Anyway, I don't do evil things."

Xie Lian subconsciously blew on the teacup, but found that the heat was gone.

This old locust tree is connected to the Yin meridian, and the whole courtyard is filled with a cool feeling, which becomes stronger the closer you get to the old locust tree.

Although she didn't feel anything, the pot of tea she had just heated up quickly cooled down.

At this moment, Zhuang Mochen walked in, wearing a thick robe. He just happened to see Xie Lian blowing the teacup and said with a smile.

"Mr. Xie, if you drink tea here, I'm afraid you will never be able to drink a sip of hot tea again in your life."

Xie Lian laughed and drank the cold tea in the cup.

"It's hot, so drinking herbal tea is not a bad idea."

They both laughed at the same time.

After the joke, Zhuang Mochen rubbed his hands and got down to business.

"The thick fog in Xiaoning County has dissipated, and most of the evil spirits have been killed. Everything has returned to normal, but my old house still makes many people feel uneasy. In the past few days, few people have approached this place... But you, Mr. Xie, have attracted a lot of criticism for living here."

Xie Lian frowned.

"But the villagers think I'm behaving strangely?"

Zhuang Mochen smiled and shook his head and said.

"I just can't figure it out. The cold here penetrates into the bones. A pot of hot tea becomes cold in just a moment. It seems a bit weird. Even if Mr. Xie is brave enough to not be afraid of haunted houses, how can he adapt to the cold here?"

Zhuang Mochen showed a puzzled look, and it was obvious that this was also his question.

Xie Lian hesitated for a moment, it was indeed strange to say this.

But she couldn't explain it.

In fact, there is no need to explain. Just leave this yard and live somewhere else, and the storm will naturally subside.

In fact, Zhuang Mochen had given up the old house these days, bought a courtyard opposite, and had been living there.

Xie Lian was the only one still living in this deserted little courtyard, so it was inevitable that others would look at him strangely.

But Xie Lian was unwilling to leave from the bottom of her heart. Although she still hadn’t figured out what was so strange about this place, the chill that penetrated into her bones was a good thing for her.

Now the bronze tripod has returned to her body, and it seems to have no interest in the new Yin meridian energy.

Xie Lian was unable to use the bronze tripod to absorb the pulse energy, but when the pulse energy escaped, some of it still entered her body and brought certain benefits.

You may not feel it at ordinary times, it is a subtle and silent influence.

But the benefits are real.

Therefore, in the eyes of Xie Lian, who is currently "penniless", this deserted little courtyard can actually be regarded as a blessed place.

Others may not know the beauty of it, but how could she not know it?

That's why he lives alone here, but he doesn't want to appear weird in the eyes of other people.

"It's hard to explain the reason to Mr. Zhuang, but living here is really not a burden to me. In fact, my only worry is that I'm bothering you, since this is your old residence after all."

Xie Lian did not find an excuse to lie, but responded half-vaguely, half-honestly.

Because she felt that she had already regarded Zhuang Mochen as a good friend, there was no need to make up too many lies. You know, the more lies you tell, the more mistakes you make. "I thought Mr. Xie would find some excuses to fool me, but I didn't expect that he would answer like this."

Zhuang Mochen stared at him and suddenly laughed.

"The most important thing in a gentleman's friendship is honesty. I am relieved that Mr. Xie did not deceive me."

"As for the specific reason, it must be a secret that is difficult to explain. Who doesn't have a few things that they don't want to talk about? I don't need to ask too much about it."

"As for whether living here will bother me, you are worrying too much, sir... To be honest, after this house has gone through a series of misfortunes, I no longer plan to keep it, and even plan to sell it. But who would buy this haunted house? It's really a headache."

Zhuang Mochen sighed. The location of the house itself was good, but with the evil spirit, no one would be interested in buying it even if he sold it at a discount.

This was actually an unexpected disaster for him.

"Wait, Mr. Zhuang wants to sell the house? How about I buy it?"

Xie Lian’s heart was moved.

What others see as a curse is a blessing in her eyes.

The house itself is very nice and is more than enough for her to live in alone. It just needs some maintenance, which is not a problem.

Moreover, I have never owned a house of my own in my past life or this life...

In my previous life, housing prices were sky-high, and it was unthinkable for me to buy a house with a yard like this.

But now there is an opportunity.

When I thought of this, my heart beat faster.

"Sell it to Mr. Xie? That's fine, but..."

Zhuang Mochen was shocked.

"Mr. Xie, are you really planning to live in this haunted house for a long time?"

Xie Lian said with a smile.

"I have no fixed place to live and want to find a place to settle down. Now I have come across this courtyard. Perhaps it is destiny. It is better for me to stay here and be a neighbor to Mr. Zhuang. We can take care of each other. But I am afraid that the villagers will not understand and gossip about me."

Zhuang Mochen chuckled a few times and said.

"It would be a wonderful thing to have Mr. Xie as a neighbor. In that case, I will sell this house to you... As for the villagers, that's easy to say. I'll spread the word later. Although Ms. Xie is a woman, she has had a hot body since she was a child. There is heat poison in her body, which cannot be removed by medicine. So she likes to live in a cool place. This way, there will be no problem."

Xie Lian of course had no objection and spoke immediately.

"Mr. Zhuang has made good arrangements. I admire him."

But he looked embarrassed and a little awkward.

"But I am penniless at the moment, and I still rely on you for all my expenses. I still want to buy a house. When I think about it carefully, I feel ashamed. I hope you will be patient for a few days, Mr. Zhuang, and I will definitely find a way to raise the money for the house."

Xie Lian suddenly thought of this and wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

What do you call this?
This is called freeloading!
You don’t have a penny, and you dare to buy a house?

I have never done such a shameless thing in my entire life. How could I ignore the fact that I have no money?
"With Mr. Xie's ability, a little money will definitely not cause any trouble. The most important thing about our friendship is to know each other. It would be meaningless to talk too much about money."

Zhuang Mochen, however, did not care about this matter and seemed very open-minded. He waved his hand to indicate that it was okay to give the money at any time. His gaze was fixed on the old locust tree, and there was a bit more seriousness in his eyes.

"But this old tree seems a little weird. It was inhabited by an evil spirit before, and now the chill in the yard is coming from it. The villagers all say that this tree is ominous, and I agree with them... Why don't I find a few people to chop down the tree? That way, you can feel more at ease living here."

Cut down trees?

Xie Lian had never really thought about this. She subconsciously looked towards the old locust tree with some hesitation in her eyes.

At this moment, the old locust tree suddenly shook, the branches swayed, and the leaves made a rustling sound.

There was no wind at this time, but the branches and leaves of the old locust tree seemed to be crushed by the strong wind and actually drooped down.

It's like a person bending over and begging for mercy.

This scene left the two of them stunned.

(End of this chapter)